Letter From George W. Campbell esq. Late Secretary Of the Treasury to the Chairman Of the Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the Causes and Particulars Of the Invasion Of the City Of Washington and the Neighboring Town Of Alexandria in the Month Of

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